I'm not sure I agree with the charge or the punishment, but I certainly do think some rather serious action was necessary(beyond the usual paying a fine or something). An adult should not take to mocking children, and teaching his kids to do the same.

Of course, it'll be interesting to see if there's any validity to the claims that the handicapped girl's family was doing something against him and his.

Originally Posted by Masark

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How did freedom of speech even get in the discussion? He did NOTHING close to freedom of speech. He was just bullying a child so wtf are ppl talking about that?

Pretty simple people nowa days think they can get away most crap like this...."its within their rights" or "they never meant to harm anyone"... How about we go after WestBoro next... So many deserve what this one guy got.

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Simply putting this on the news would probaly get him shunned and beaten up for it which seems appropiate.

Yeah sounds about right. Seems quite appropriate to get beaten up for making fun of something. That kind of self righteousness is always just hilarious. Probably should consider moving to a cultural region better suited for your needs. This seems fitting http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/28/wo...ilm/index.html for example.

There's nothing unusual about this - there are a lot of vaguely-worded 'crimes' that gives judges/police a LOT of lee-way to harass/prosecute people, regardless of whether or not what they did was illegal. It's been like that forever.

Watching the video, the guy is obviously a complete douchebag, and he probably does deserve to be punished. Jailtime? ... not IMO. There are real people out there committing actual crimes, and jails and prisons are overflowing - this is why. I think a hefty fine, and probably some court-ordered therapy of some kind would have been more fitting. Also, since the bullying was caught on video, I don't think it's out of line for the son to be expelled from school, which keeps it out of the police's hands, which I see as a good thing - cops shouldn't be involved in this type of thing in the first place.

It is pretty bad to think a grown man is actually emotionally harassing a 10 year old girl. Obviously, there is something wrong with him.

What about all the children who commit suicide via bullying and verbal abuse?

The solution isn't to shelter them, but teach them to deal with the problem. The world has no obligation to coddle you from cradle to grave.

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Originally Posted by Tzalix

Ah... So you're basically saying that the United States we already have morons, therefore everyone should be allowed to be a moron?

No, I'm saying that the United States values freedom of speech in all its forms. When you allow the state to block one form because it hurts your feelings, you're giving the state license to decide what is and is not acceptable.